NEW YORK, Aug 27, 2008 / FW/ — If you received the Rebecca Taylor’s specially designed Mother’s Day bouquet for New York florist Belle Fleur last May, then chances are you have fallen in love with the designer’s romantic aesthetic.
Known for her feminine and dreamy silhouettes, Rebecca Taylor brings on the Spring 2009 runway the [...]
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Anna Sui Fall 2008: Metallic Prairie Girl
DALLAS, May 3, 2008 / FW/ — Sticking with her signature prairie girl look, Anna Sui is proposing metallic colors and geometric prints for Fall 2008. The Anna Sui girl might still be roaming the rolling hills of the American West with some Native American-inspired silhouettes but she is also sporting some European gypsy aesthetics.
As [...]
Jayson Brunsdon Fall 2008: Retro-Futuristic Glamour
NEW YORK, Apr 27, 2008/ FW/ — Perhaps, we do live in 24-hour pop culture of television, cinema, the Internet and video games; that sci-fi / fantasy and glamour are all mixed into our consciousness and become part of our reality with the gizmos we own and the clothes we wear. Australian designer Jayson Brunsdon’s [...]
Custo Barcelona Fall 2008: Getting More Sophisticated
NEW YORK, Mar 31, 2008 / FW/ — Custo Dalmau gets more sartorial every season as he redefines and refines the Custo Barcelona DNA. The original colorful tees, though still around as a ‘basic’ item has been replaced on the runway by its more glamorous sisters and brothers.
From ostrich feathers to high tech fabrics, Custo [...]
Richard Chai Named 12th GO International Designer by Target
DALLAS, Mar 24, 2008 / FW/ — When Richard Chai launched his eponymous line in New York in October 2004, it was the same year that he was voted by People Magazine as one of the Sexiest Men Alive. Though the title did not really highlight that Chai is a very good designer, it did [...]
Twinkle by Wenlan Fall 2008: Where Sweaters Reign Supreme
NEW YORK, Feb 15, 2008 / FW/ — The moment Wenlan Chai debuted in New York, she became an instant rising star and destined to be garment district’s Queen of Knitwear. Her Fall 2008 collection presented last week at Bryant Park proved once again that when it comes to knitwear, Wenlan Chai is an artisan.
Opting [...]
Vivienne Tam Celebrates Chinese New Year With Micky & Minnie
NEW YORK, Fe 9, 2008 / FW/ — Who would have thought that Mickey & Minnie will grace the runway? They did, via Vivienne Tam’s Fall 2008 collection wherein the New York-based designer created a capsule collection (9 pieces) and incorporated it to her runway show.
Officially, the year 4706 in the Chinese calendar began Feb [...]
Luca Luca Fall 2008: Missing Luca Orlandi
NEW YORK, Feb 8, 2008 / FW/ — I know its unfair for Luca Luca’s new Creative Director Raoul Melgoza, but it is really hard not to miss Luca Orlandi’s high energy shows that make one wish they could wear the clothes being paraded on the catwalk right at that moment.
Because one thing that Orlandi [...]
The Return of Angel Sanchez With the ‘Angel’
NEW YORK, Feb 8, 2008 / FW/ — It was during the Fall 2001 season when Angel Sanchez was seen at Bryant Park last. That time, the Venezuelan designer was known to the world as the one who dressed up Miss World 1995 (Jacqueline Aguilera) and Miss Universe 1996 (Alicia Machado) for their evening gown [...]
Alexandre Herchcovitch’s Graphical Color Wheel
NEW YORK, Feb 7, 2008 / FW/ — With news last month that controlling interest on Alexandre Herchcovitch had been acquired by a big Sao Paulo firm, the Brazilian designer has a lot of reasons to celebrate, and that he did on the catwalk sending a very colorful collection with a purpose courtesy of the [...]
